Ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope, which include a ponytail holder provided with an elastic annular rope and a decorative member. There is a through hole inside said decorative member for containing said elastic annular rope, and one side of the decorative member set with a slot connected with said through hole, so that the elastic annular rope can be pressed into the through hole from the slot and to prevent the elastic annular rope escaped from the slot. Therefore, the ponytail holder can be conveniently installed or replaced the elastic annular rope, and to make the decorative member can be reused.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a ponytail holder with replaceable elasticannular rope, particularly referring to a ponytail holder with adecorative member provided with a through hole and a slot connected tosaid through hole for pressing an elastic annular rope into the throughhole from the slot, and to prevent the elastic annular rope escaped fromthe slot easily. Therefore, the ponytail holder can be convenientlyinstalled or replaced the elastic annular rope, and to make thedecorative member can be reused.

2. Description of the Prior Art

As shown in FIGS. 1, as the first currently marketed ponytail holder(hair bundle) 1, which is composed of a rope 10, a decorative member 11and a clip 12. The first step of the assembly method of the ponytailholder 1 is to pass one end of the rope 10 through the through hole ofthe decorative member 11, then to connect the both ends of the rope 10by the clip 12 to make the rope 10 formed an annular rope structure.

As shown in FIGS. 2, as the second currently marketed ponytail holder 2,which is composed of a rope 20 and a decorative member 21. The firststep of the assembly method of the ponytail holder 2 is to insert twoends of the rope 20 inside the through hole of the decorative member 21,then to stick the both ends of the rope 20 inside the through hole ofthe decorative member 21 to make the rope 20 formed an annular ropestructure.

As shown in FIGS. 3, as the third currently marketed ponytail holder 3,which is composed of a rope 30, a decorative member 31 and a combiningmember 32. The first step of the assembly method of the ponytail holder3 is to clip or stick two ends of the rope 30 by the combining member 32to make the rope 30 formed an annular rope structure, then to fix thedecorative member 31 on the combining member 32 to complete the assemblyof the ponytail holder 3.

As shown in FIGS. 4, as the forth currently marketed ponytail holder 4,which is composed of a rope 40 and a decorative member 41. The firststep of the assembly method of the ponytail holder 4 is to pass one endof the rope 40 through the through hole of the decorative member 41,then to stick or tie the both ends of the rope 40 to make the rope 40formed an annular rope structure.

However, the defects of the foregoing four prior ponytail holder 1,2,3and 4 is that the rope must be combined into a ring structure with theclip, decorative member or combining member, or the rope must be stickor tie to form a ring structure, so that the user is difficultly toadjust the position of the decorative member on the ponytail when she(he) is tying her (his) hair by the prior ponytail holder 1,2,3 and 4,and the user can not change the rope by herself (himself) when the ropeis broken or elastic fatigue, so that the more special or expensivedecorative member can not be used as the ponytail holder and to bediscarded, it reduces the utility of the ponytail holder and notenvironmental protection. Moreover, it needs at least two processingprocedures and the processing method of clipping, sticking or tying aremore precision when assembling said four prior ponytail holder 1,2,3 and4, therefore, the assembly cost of the ponytail holder is improved,which makes the ponytail holder is not economical.

To this end, the present inventor with many years of experience in thedesign and manufacture of related hair ornaments, studied the structureproblem especially for the foregoing prior art to carry out thisinvention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of this invention is to provide a decorative member with athrough hole and a slot connected with said through hole for directlypressing the elastic annular rope into the through hole from the slotand to make the decorative member can move freely on the elastic annularrope and does not come off thereon, to complete the assembly orreplacement of the elastic annular rope. So that the assembly cost ofthe ponytail holder can be reduced, and the decorative member of theponytail holder can be reused or all kinds of the elastic annular ropecan be change according to the requirements of user, to enhance theutility, environmental protection and economic benefits of the ponytailholder.

To achieve the foregoing object, the ponytail holder with replaceableelastic annular rope of this invention includes a ponytail holder isprovided with an elastic annular rope and a decorative member, a throughhole is bored inside said decorative member for containing said elasticannular rope, and a slot is provided at one side of the decorativemember for connecting said through hole, so that the elastic annularrope can be easily pressed into the through hole from the slot and toprevent the elastic annular rope escaped from the slot.

The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope of presentinvention, among which said elastic annular rope can be made integral orstuck to form a annular rope.

The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope of presentinvention, among which said through hole can be a linear shape or acurved shape.

The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope of presentinvention, among which the shape of the inner diameter of said slot canbe an outer width inner narrow shape, a middle narrower shape, an equalwidth shape or other shapes; and the shape of said slot can be astraight line shape, an oblique line shape, a curve line shape or anirregular line shape to prevent the elastic annular rope escaped fromthe slot.

The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope of presentinvention, among which an detachable and replaceable extended member isset on said decorative member for increasing the decorative member stylechanges of extensibility.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This invention will be better understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a decomposition view of the first prior ponytail holder;

FIG. 2 is a decomposition view of the second prior ponytail holder;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the third prior ponytail holder;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the fourth prior ponytail holder;

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional view of the ponytail holder in the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 is a decomposition view of the ponytail holder in the presentinvention;

FIG. 7 is a partial view of the ponytail holder in the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the decorative member in the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the ponytailholder in the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the second embodiment of the ponytailholder in the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a upward view of the first embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a upward view of the second embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a upward view of the third embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the fourth embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the fifth embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the sixth embodiment of the decorativemember in the present invention;

FIG. 19 is an application view of the ponytail holder in the presentinvention; and

FIG. 20 is a partial enlargement view of FIG. 19.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Herein below preferred the ponytail holder with replaceable elasticannular rope of this invention will be described in detail withreference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 5-20, the ponytail holder 5 of this invention includesat least an elastic annular rope 50 and a decorative member 51. Saidelastic annular rope 50 can be made integral (such as rubber ring orplastic ring) or stuck to form a annular rope (for example, a styleelastic annular rope is woven by a variety of colors of elastic lines),to increase the visual beauty of the elastic annular rope 50. As shownin 13-18, the decorative member 51 can be various shapes, a through hole510 is bored inside the decorative member 51 for containing theforegoing elastic annular rope 50, and the through hole 510 can be alinear shape or a curved shape. A slot 511 is provided at one side ofthe decorative member 51 for connecting the foregoing through hole 510,the shape of the inner diameter of the slot 511 can be an outer widthinner narrow shape (as FIGS. 8, 10 and 11), a middle narrower shape (asFIG. 12), an equal width shape (not shown in the drawings) or othershapes, so that the elastic annular rope 50 can be easily pressed intothe through hole from the slot and to prevent the elastic annular ropeescaped from the slot (as FIGS. 8 and 10). The shape of the slot 511 canbe a straight line shape, an oblique line shape, a curve line shape orother irregular line shape to prevent the elastic annular rope 50escaped from the slot 511.

As shown in FIGS. 5-20, an extended member 512 can be set on theforegoing decorative member 51, the extended member 512 is a detachableand replaceable structure (such as a buckled structure or a insertedstructure) for increasing the decorative member 51 style changes ofextensibility, to allow user to freely replace the required extendedmember 512. Said extended member 512 can be a plastic ornament, a metalornament, a ceramic ornament, a cloth ornament, or the ornament inlaidwith gem, etc.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the assembly method of the ponytail holder 5of this invention just need to press the elastic annular rope 50 intothe through hole 510 from the slot 511 to complete the assembly of theponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope. The user candirectly cut the elastic annular rope 50 or pull it out of thedecorative member 51 to replace the elastic annular rope 50 if the useraccidentally broken the elastic annular rope 50, used for a long timecaused the elastic annular rope 50 deformation or wanted to change theelastic annular rope 50 in different colors, texture or style. So thatthe users can not only save the costs for buying ponytail holder, andcan continue to use their favorite decorative member 51 and to choosevarious elastic annular rope 50 to suit the decorative member 51.Therefore, Manufacturers can put more cost to develop a high economicvalue of the decoration member 51, to improve the economic value of theponytail holder, for instance, the famous brand decoration member, thedecorative member designed by famous designers, the customizeddecoration member with uniqueness, or the decorative member made of higheconomic value material such as gold, platinum, diamond, or preciousstones.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the user is using the ponytail holder5 of present invention, the user can easily adjust the position of thedecorative member 51 on the elastic annular rope 50 because of thedecorative member 51 can freely move on the elastic annular rope 50, sothat it allow users to use the ponytail holder more convenient.

While the preferred embodiments of this invention have been describedabove, it will be recognized and understood that various modificationsmay be made therein and appended claims are intended to cover all suchmodifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A ponytail holder with replaceable elasticannular rope at least comprising: a ponytail holder is provided with anelastic annular rope and a decorative member, a through hole is boredinside said decorative member for containing said elastic annular rope,and a slot is provided at one side of the decorative member forconnecting said through hole, so that the elastic annular rope can beeasily pressed into the through hole from the slot and to prevent theelastic annular rope escaped from the slot.
 2. The ponytail holder withreplaceable elastic annular rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidelastic annular rope is made integral.
 3. The ponytail holder withreplaceable elastic annular rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidelastic annular rope is stuck to form a annular rope.
 4. The ponytailholder with replaceable elastic annular rope as claimed in claim 1,wherein said elastic annular rope is woven by the elastic lines.
 5. Theponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said through hole can be a linear shape or a curvedshape.
 6. The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of the inner diameter of said slotis an outer width inner narrow shape.
 7. The ponytail holder withreplaceable elastic annular rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein theshape of the inner diameter of said slot is a middle narrower shape. 8.The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular rope as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the shape of the inner diameter of said slot is anequal width shape.
 9. The ponytail holder with replaceable elasticannular rope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of said slot canbe a straight line shape, an oblique line shape, a curve line shape oran irregular line shape to prevent the elastic annular rope escaped fromthe slot.
 10. The ponytail holder with replaceable elastic annular ropeas claimed in claim 1, wherein an detachable and replaceable extendedmember is set on said decorative member.
 11. The ponytail holder withreplaceable elastic annular rope as claimed in claim 10, wherein saidextended member can be a plastic ornament, a metal ornament, a ceramicornament, a cloth ornament, or the ornament inlaid with gem.